hataitai school
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ISSUE 5 TERM 1 16 April 2021
16 April 2021
Inside This Issue
- Term Dates
- Principal’s News
HASCI
- HSPG
- Community Notices
Inspiration Piece
“How wonderful it is
that nobody need wait
a single moment before
starting to improve
the world.”
- Anne Frank
School Hours 8:55 – 3:00
Term 1
02 February – 16 April
Term 2 03 May – 09 July
Queen’s Birthday
Weekend
Friday 04 June School Closed
Monday 07 June School Closed
Dear Parents and Whanau
2021 House Leaders Congratulations to the following students who have been appointed as a House Leader:
Totara House: Kali Halliday and Tabia Leonhardt Rimu House: Clara van Stokkum and Gracie Aitken Kauri House: Jayden Patel, Max Woodbridge, Laim Galt Matai House: Grace Hogan and Naomi Ririnui
ASB Futsal Tournaments this week A huge thank you to all the parents who assisted us this week at either one of the sports tournaments. We are very proud of our students - many gorgeous stories of fair play, kind attitude, and respect have been received back here at school. As always - we cannot thank you enough for supporting the teachers and helping.
School Centenary On Monday evening a committee meeting was held to plan and discuss the school centenary later this year.
The dates confirmed are: Friday 5 November 2021: School Production and Open Day Saturday 6 November 2021: Past Pupils Gatherings Sunday 7 November 2021: School Open Day Celebration and High Tea
Many thanks to the following group who attended the meeting: Kelly Davies - Hataitai School Lead Teacher of the Centenary Jenn Kim - Hataitai School Lead Teacher of The Arts
Emma Hay - BOT representative and mother to a present student Frances Le Fort - Mother of past students, past Committee member, reading tutor to present students Carol Woodbridge - Mother and Grandmother of past and present students, past Committee member, Reading Tutor to present students
We also received 2 further apologies.
A Facebook page and a page on the website are presently being developed. We will let you know as soon as possible when these pages are made live.
In the meantime - is there anyone you may know or a contact you may have of people who would be prepared to coordinate and lead the activities and celebrations on Saturday 6 November for their decade. 1921 - 1931 1971 – 1981 1931 - 1941 1981 - 1991 1941 - 1951 1991 - 2001 1951 - 1961 2001 -2011 1961 - 1971 2011 – 2021
HATAITAI SCHOOL
Welcome New Students Recently we have welcomed new students Kassidy Moki and Syriah Moki to Hataitai School. Kassidy joins Nga Hau e Wha and Syriah joins Ahi. We hope you both have an excellent learning experience here at our school. HSPG Please read the enclosed introduction letter and activities from the HSPG this week. Thank you HSPG members. Senior Student Slam Poem Writing Please enjoy this wonderful poem written by our Year 7 student - Lily Challenor. Thank you Lily! My Slam Poem! Tattered……... Battered Old Sold to the behold Memories in its eyes Memories Old Memories New Begging for a home A home with hugs A home to watch sunsets Don’t you think so too? Tears running down my face as I tell the stories of my soul My feelings mixing up like a bowl Crying out with laughter As we sit by the fire Warm,Cosy Safe,Secure We sit there Daydreaming into the distance,the existence of the persistence of the people. The warmth from his fur like a blanket showered over me My teddy My heart By Lily Challenor We wish you all a very happy holiday with your families. Special thoughts on the 25 April for all those who served our wonderful country. Kind regards Jacinta Simpson PRINCIPAL Confident, independent, highly achieving students who enjoy learning.
SCHOOL NOTICES
WATERPOLO SUCCESS The Hataitai Waterpolo team competed in the A grade final on Monday 12 April against EBIS. It was a competitive game with both teams determined to win but EBIS took it in the end with 7 goals to our 5. An amazing effort from the Hataitai team to reach the A grade final after being in C grade last year!
ABSENCES Please contact the school office to advise of your child’s absence before 9:00am. You can advise the office by:- Phone: (04) 386 1510, then press 1 to leave a message Parent Portal: Push Absence, then Notify an Absence Email: [email protected] Website: [email protected] If you advise/email your child’s teacher of an impending absence, please ensure you “CC” the office as well.
LUNCH ORDERS Hell Pizza – Wednesday Standard $6.00 each or Gluten free $7.00 each Sushi – Thursday Place your order for Thursday via www.ezlunch.co.nz Orders are accepted up until 9.00am on a Thursday morning
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Spaces available in our Marrzipan Drama Classes for Term 2! Marrzipan have gained a huge reputation in New Zealand for the development of shy children, especially those with anxiety, autism and selective mutism. Saying that, this is a class for the super crazy and dramatic types too, as we focus on positive leadership
and social skills. Our classes focus on inner and outer self-confidence, and are super fun and exciting for children. Parents are kept up to date with weekly emails about what’s been covered in class and why, as well as what you can work on at home. We have two awesome showcases at the end of every term too, so you can see your child’s development first hand. Spaces for our Trial Class are limited, so please get in touch via our website to secure your child’s space, or call our superstar Office Team to give you the lowdown on why your child simply MUST give it a go. Head to www.marrzipandrama.co.nz and click REGISTER HERE or call or text 022 436 5608. See you there! PIANO LESSONS Hilary in Hataitai; excellent piano teacher; very high exam results with students (practical and theory); 30 years teaching beginners to advanced/children, young people and adults; qualified school teacher and highly qualified pianist; ph 027 247 0213, or email [email protected]
HATAITAI AFTER SCHOOL CARE HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
HATAITAI SCHOOL PARENTS GROUP (HSPG)
Hataitai School Parents Group Fundraising newsletter, April 2021 Hi everyone
We’d like to introduce you to some of the parents from our school who’ve volunteered to join the HSPG and continue its successful fundraising efforts that have done so much to add nice touches to life at Hataitai School over the years. Most of us are new members, and we are currently learning some tricks of the trade from the superstars of recent years’ fundraising before they follow their children onto pastures new. There’s always room for more members – many hands make lighter work. So please get in touch with us via [email protected] if you’d like to get involved. The HSPG will update parents occasionally throughout the year to let you know about some of the events we’re planning, and to explain how the money we raise will get used. From time to time, we might also put out a call for specialist skills or contacts from among our diverse community to assist with a particular fundraising activity. We would currently love to hear from anyone who
• is a graphic designer or similar, and can help us make communication notices (posters, invitations, etc) look good
• has building/handy skills and would be willing to help out in future working bee events at the school
• has an alcohol license and would be available to help us run social events We’re already lining up an exciting set of events for 2021 that will help the school mark its centenary year, reinforce the sense of community we love here so much and welcome new families (as well as raising some money for our children’s school on the side of course…) As has become something of a tradition, we will be organising an evening event for parents during Term 2. More details to follow – we’ll be in touch again after the holidays. Bye for now! HSPG
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
WELLINGTON PHOENIX ACADEMY The Wellington Phoenix Academy is inviting your students to attend their Pre-Academy Centres! We are excited to be bringing our Pre-Academy Centres back for Term 2! They are open for all players born 2009-2012. They can register here: https://form.jotform.com/210836817645866
Wellington Sewing Centre The Wellington Sewing Centre in Coutts Street in Kilbirnie is running school holiday sewing and craft classes for children 8 years old and over: make tote bags, felted toys, decorated cushions, monsters and more!
For more information and to enrol, check our website www.sewingdirect.co.nz Small classes and individual attention!
April Football School Holiday Programme Island Bay United in conjunction with Wellington United and Brooklyn Northern United For kids aged 5 - 12 years - no experience necessary Skills, drills, mini tournaments, fun 9am - 3pm at Wakefield Park $40 per day - 10% discount with 5 days Bookings at https://islandbayunited.org/holiday-program
These school holidays KidzStuff Theatre for Children are presenting Tale of A Dog, Written by Peter Wilson and Directed by Fraser Hooper and Amalia Calder By arrangement with Playmarket Tale of a Dog was originally commissioned by Capital E National Theatre for Children. What: Tale of A Dog When: 19th - 30th April 2021 Where: Tararua Tramping Club, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mt Victoria, Wellington Times: Weekdays 10:00am & 11:30am, Saturdays 10am, no show Sundays Tickets $12.00pp, Children under 2 Free Bookings: www.kidzstufftheatre.co.nz
Gymnastics is a great and fun activity for developing confidence, coordination, strength and agility. Harbour City Gymnastics, Hataitai Park, are currently taking enrolments for Term 2 classes - from preschool to adults. Email our office [email protected] for further information or to register.
Join our gymnastics packed Term 1 school holiday programme. This will be running over the 2 week break with 9 sessions available: - Monday 19th April - Friday 24th April - Tuesday 27th April - Friday 30th April The cost is $45.00 per day (9.00AM - 3.00PM) To register please visit hcg.org.nz/holprog or contact [email protected] - Spaces are limited so be in quick!" Wellington Harrier Season Open Day Saturday 10th April Meet at the Wellington Harrier Clubrooms on Alexandra Road Mount Victoria at 2:00 pm New members are welcome, we have social and competitive members. We have Saturday club runs, mid-week training, club races and there's an interclub competition. We also assist with training for primary/intermediate age children competing in the school's cross country competition. Our coaches are qualified and Athletics NZ accredited For more information please contact: Julie Richards [email protected] 021 295 9026
CodeCamp April Holiday Programmes
Programme Details Week 1: Monday 19th - Friday 23rd April Week 2: Tuesday 27th - Friday 30th April (no class on ANZAC Day)
Our core programme covers 4 days, 9am - 3pm and is $395. Additional options are available, such as late pickup and
Friday is an optional extra for Week One. Note that for Week Two, our core programme runs Tuesday - Friday as
standard, as Monday is ANZAC Day.
Late Pickups 5pm pickups are available Monday to Wednesday. $20 extra per child, per day.
If you are new to CodeCamp, here are some quick facts:
✔️ Online curriculum you can work through anywhere, anytime
✔️ Both block and text-based coding
✔️ We play with robots, drones, Lego Mindstorm & much more!
✔️ We build apps, websites, stories, games
✔️ Entrepreneurial skills!
We run the programme as a mini-agency. The kids will learn about Scrum/Agile, Kanban, and gain confidence speaking
in front of their peers
We also do 6% off Sibling bookings!
CIRCUS AOTEAROA
BLITZ NETBALL REGISTRATION FORM 2021 [email protected] or phone/text: 021 024 056 86
Full course is $240 for six weeks –
12 x 2 hr sessions
Half course is $120 for six weeks –
6 x 2hr sessions
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30pm – 5:30pm Full payment due on first day of course.
(No refunds if you are unable to make sessions.)
Bank Account BASICS FIRST –
BLITZ NETBALL ANZ 01 0504 0280819 00
TERM 2 DATES 11 May, 13 May 18 May, 20 May 25 May, 27 May 1 June, 3 June 8 June, 10 June 15 June, 17 June
Thank you for registering your child in ‘Basics First.’ For Term 2 Venue: ASB, Kilbirnie Please wear: Suitable training gear, good shoes, plenty of water and a great attitude
Preferred sessions: Tuesday sessions ☐ Thursday sessions ☐ Both days ☐
Name: Age: School: Positions: Any specific sporting information or health issues (injuries/allergies): Two contact names and phone numbers in case of emergency: Email address: Please note down how you heard about BLITZ -